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Sharks' playoff plans take hit in shootout loss to Canucks
Macklin Celebrini tallied his 109th and 110th points of the season, but the San Jose Sharks couldn't win their home finale of the season, falling 4-3 to the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout on Saturday night.,Jake DeBrusk and Linus Karlsson found the back of the net for the Canucks in the shootout, w...

Canucks pull out win over Sharks in shootout
Macklin Celebrini tallied his 109th and 110th points of the season, but the San Jose Sharks couldn't win their home finale of the season, falling 4-3 to the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout on Saturday night.,Teddy Blueger and Linus Karlsson found the back of the net for the Canucks in the shootout, ...

Kelvin Yeboah, Minnesota extend San Diego's winless streak
Kelvin Yeboah scored his fourth goal of the season just before halftime and visiting Minnesota United held on for a 2-1 victory over 10-man San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Kyle Duncan also scored in the first half and Owen Gene had assists on both goals for the Loons (3-2-2, 11 points), who complete...

Stars blank Rangers, sew up first-round home-ice edge
Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal with 7:11 left in regulation for the Dallas Stars, who earned a 2-0 victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.,Robertson added an empty-netter with 59 seconds left to tie Wyatt Johnston for the team lead with 44 goals. Matt Duchene assisted on bo...

Linus Ullmark, Senators blank sinking Islanders, earn playoff spot
Ridly Greig scored a short-handed goal in the first period and Jake Sanderson added a power-play goal in the third, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y.,Michael Amadio added an empty-net goal late in the third and Linus Ullmar...

Shohei Ohtani's 1st '26 HR in L.A. helps Dodgers beat Rangers
A four-run first inning for the host Los Angeles Dodgers, with a leadoff home run from Shohei Ohtani and a three-run shot from Teoscar Hernandez, keyed a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.,Ohtani had not had an extra-base hit or an RBI at Dodger Stadium this season, doing much of his ...

Rays' 3rd rally results in walk-off win over Yankees
Jonathan Aranda chopped an infield single against a five-man infield with one out in the 10th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the New York Yankees for a 5-4 victory on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays scored twice off David Bednar (0-2) without hitting a ball out of the infiel...

Wings sign defensive standout Alanna Smith to reported 3-year contract
The Dallas Wings have signed free agent forward Alanna Smith, the WNBA's co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2025, the team announced on Saturday night.,ESPN reported that Smith, who spent the past two seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, has agreed to a three-year max contract, per her agent Sammy Wlosz...

Michael Wacha goes stellar 8 innings as Royals blank White Sox
Michael Wacha struck out seven over eight stellar innings and Maikel Garcia clubbed a leadoff home run, as the Kansas City Royals continued their strong pitching in this series with Saturday's 2-0 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Wacha (2-0), who turns 35 in July, allowed just four hits ...

Jack Skahan, Quakes extend record start vs. Sporting KC
Jack Skahan registered his first career brace and the San Jose Earthquakes continued their franchise-best start with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Kansas City, Kan.,Dave Romney also scored a goal for San Jose (6-1-0, 18 points), which has outscored its opponents 13-2 t...

Golden Knights secure playoff berth with OT win at Avalanche
Jack Eichel scored 1:19 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff spot with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Saturday night.,Vegas (37-26-17, 91 points) jumped over Edmonton (90 points) into first place in the Pacific Division. Anaheim is third with 89 points he...

Chicago Fire use early goal to extend Atlanta's road woes
Maren Haile-Selassie scored his first goal of the season just before the quarter-hour mark for the Chicago Fire, who defeated visiting Atlanta United 1-0 on Saturday night.,Philip Zinckernagel and Jonathan Bamba assisted on the goal for Chicago (4-2-1, 13 points), which won its third consecutive mat...

Gunnar Henderson swats MLB-best 6th homer as O's handle Giants
Gunnar Henderson homered again and Jeremiah Jackson also homered as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Saturday night to even their series.,Henderson has six home runs, including four in the last five games, to share the MLB lead with St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walk...

Rookie Parker Messick dominant as Guardians shut out Braves
Parker Messick continued the impressive start to his career by tossing 6 2/3 strong innings Saturday night, earning the win as the Cleveland Guardians beat the host Atlanta Braves 6-0 in the middle contest of a three-game interleague series.,Jose Ramirez homered in the first for the Guardians, who h...

Panthers run away with win over Maple Leafs in battle of depleted teams
Mackie Samoskevich and Eetu Luostarinen each tallied three points to lead the visiting Florida Panthers to a 6-2 defeat of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.,Samoskevich restored the Panthers' (38-38-4, 80 points) two-goal lead after William Nylander nabbed back-to-back goals in the second period ...

Blue Jackets cool off Canadiens, remain in playoff race
Charlie Coyle scored a pair of goals as the Columbus Blue Jackets kept their playoff hopes alive with a crucial 5-2 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced, Kirill Marchenko finished with a goal and an assist, Adam Fan...

Nikola Jokic, Nuggets can clinch No. 3 seed against Spurs
The Denver Nuggets have plenty for which to play when they visit the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in the teams' regular-season finale.,The Nuggets (53-28) have won 11 straight games, the longest active winning streak in the league. Denver's latest victory, a 127-107 home decision over top-seeded Okla...

Rays' third rally results in walk-off win over Yankees
Jonathan Aranda chopped an infield single against a five-man infield with one out in the 10th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the New York Yankees for a 5-4 victory on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays scored twice off David Bednar (0-2) without hitting a ball out of the infiel...

Orioles place C Adley Rutschman (ankle) on 10-day IL
The Baltimore Orioles placed starting catcher Adley Rutschman on the 10-day injured list with left ankle inflammation prior to Saturday's home game against the San Francisco Giants.,Rutschman was in Saturday's original starting lineup, batting third and catching. But he was scratched before the game...

Resting Timberwolves close regular season vs. Pelicans
The Minnesota Timberwolves do not know their playoff opponent yet.,All they know for sure is they will start the postseason on the road -- but not before they play one more home game in their regular-season finale. The Timberwolves (48-33) will tip off against the New Orleans Pelicans (26-55) on Sun...